Document - The Ghosts of Greenham

Series using documentary evidence to throw new light on past events. 1/3. The Ghosts of Greenham In June 1980, it was announced that American Cruise missiles were coming to Greenham Common in Berkshire - within months the iconic women's anti-nuclear campaign was born. But what neither the women nor the local residents knew was that scientists at nearby Aldermaston had concluded in a secret report that Greenham was the most dangerous of all the possible UK sites, with over ten million people at risk in the event of an accident. Mike Thomson asks why the 'UK-US special relationship' placed American operational needs above the safety of British citizens.